Cross-cultural similarity and cultural specificity in the emotion perception from touch.
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DOI: 10.1037/emo0001086
Abstract: Can people communicate distinct emotions by touch? Previous studies in the United States have indicated that certain emotions could be perceived above the chance level when an encoder conveys emotions by touching a decoder's arm.… read more here.
Keywords: emotions touch; emotion; similarity cultural; cultural similarity ... See more keywords
Cross-cultural similarity in relationship-specific social touching
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0467
Abstract: Many species use touching for reinforcing social structures, and particularly, non-human primates use social grooming for managing their social networks. However, it is still unclear how social touch contributes to the maintenance and reinforcement of… read more here.
Keywords: relationship specific; cross cultural; cultural similarity; western cultures ... See more keywords
Socio-cultural similarity with host population rather than ecological similarity predicts success and failure of human migrations
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.2298
Abstract: Demographers argue that human migration patterns are shaped by people moving to better environments. More recently, however, evolutionary theorists have argued that people move to similar environments to which they are culturally adapted. While previous… read more here.
Keywords: similarity host; similarity; successful migrations; rather ecological ... See more keywords
Cultural similarity and impartiality on voting bias: The case of FIFA’s World’s Best Male Football Player Award
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270546
Abstract: Previous studies on voting bias in competitive awards have not fully considered the role of cultural similarity. Using data for the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award, we evaluate the extent of voting bias in this… read more here.
Keywords: voting bias; player; cultural similarity;